[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋門自鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2083) › 2.97 # 釋門自鏡錄 2.97 釋門自鏡錄 2.97 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2083.2.97) 卿已出家。性有昏明。學無多少。要在修精。上士坐禪。中士誦經。下士堪能塔寺經營。豈可終日一無所成。立身無聞可謂徒生。今故誨汝。宜自端情。 > 'You have already renounced household life. One's nature may be dull or bright; learning is not a matter of quantity, but lies essentially in cultivation and diligence. Superior practitioners sit in meditation; middling practitioners chant sūtras; lesser practitioners manage the affairs of stupas and monasteries. How can you accomplish nothing all day long? To establish oneself without any renown may be called living in vain. Now I instruct you: you should rectify your minds.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2083.2.96) - [Next: 2.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2083.2.98) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2083.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2083~en-mt.2.97) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [緇門警訓](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2.38) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2083.2.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2083.2.97) · Pramāṇa